improvisation
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A colleague of mine commented today on facebook that it is better to give than receive, and this is particularly true during exams. But I often find myself nervous to see how my students perform. Did my intentions for their learning get realized? This semester I taught a new course on Community Arts that had…
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9 performers played for 30 out of 60 minutes @ the Bridge PAI, organized by Jonathan Zorn sound more photos
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The Secret We were driven back underground by the local economy. Or was it local politics? Organizers of noise shows have always had a hard time securing venue spaces, but recently in Richmond and Charlottesville, art galleries, particularly small non-profit or grassroots galleries have become reliable partners. Yet in this economy, such spaces are having…
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Pyramid Atlantic Sliver Spring, MD Grapefruit Experiment’s first US performance for Queering Sound, a music and arts festival for DC Pride Week. Collaboration with Martin Terrazas. Photos by Hong Nguyen.
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University of North Carolina, Greensboro May 27-30, 2009 At my first conference as a “composer” and performer, rather than a sociologist, my trio the Pinko Communoids was featured on the third evening concert along with Monique Buzzarte and Tomie Hahn & Melaine Klein. Monique’s set offered a moving mix of conch shell, trombone and electronics.…
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Southwest Harbor, ME May 14-15, 2009 The Pinkos trekked up to Southwest Harbor Maine to record for EcoSono, a DVD project by composer Matthew Burtner that features improvised electro-acoustic performances in natural surroundings. We discovered that swearing fisherman, hemi trucks, and busloads of children are indeed part of the natural surroundings of this small coastal…
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As a follow up to last year’s Audio January, I worked with fellow local artists to curate a month of sound at the Bridge. See Hz Collective for media from the event.
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January 26th, 2008 (letterpress flyer created by John Bylander @ Virginia Art of the Book Center) Ambient Pancakes was an all night sleep over of ambient music and noise that culminated in vegan pancakes. It was the closing event of Audio January, a month long series of performances, workshops and installations at the Bridge Performing…
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Charlottesville, VA The Bridge PAI’s month of sound began as a way to fill a slow art month in January. Co-curating with the Pinko Communioids and other local artists, we made Audio January into an experimental music institution. Opening with local legends Grand Banks of late 1990s Pudhouse renown, the month featured installations, performances and…
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Taipei, Taiwan; Taizhong, Taiwan; Kaohsiung, Taiwan July 15-23, 2007 This project began as a self-arranged and self-funded tour for the Pinko Communoids in Taiwan. As a trio of ABDs, we also found ways to integrate this performance tour with meaningful comparative research. Gaining financial and in kind support from our own University, as well as…
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